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  • RIVER SAFETY TIPS

    + Always wear a life jacket. It's smart to wear a properly fitted life jacket while boating, tubing, fishing, wading or swimming in a river -- especially for children. The currents are even stronger than they appear, and visibility in the water is often poor.+ Wear shoes. Rivers aren't sandy

  • REDUCED G-TOLERANCE ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPLEMENT USE

    A case report titled "Reduced G-Tolerance Associated with Supplement Use" published in the February 2011 Journal of Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, expounds upon the performance risks associated with supplements specific to high performance aircrew.The case study involved a seasoned

  • REPELLING THE RAYS

    When possible, wear a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, sunglasses that block 100 percent of ultraviolet rays, and a hat with at least a 3-inch brim. Apply and reapply sunscreen, especially during peak hours. Reapply every two hours ... or more often if you're sweating or jumping in

  • RAPTOR ENTERS ‘ICE AGE’ - F-22 endures three-week

    EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- An F-22 Raptor came here for three weeks in November to test the aircraft's braking system on ice in time for the first snow at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, home to several F-22s."We were validating the F-22 braking system's stability and performance as